LBNF/DUNE FDC Internship in South Dakota - Summer 2025

We Are:

Fermilab is America's premier laboratory for particle physics and accelerator research, funded by the U.S. Department of Energy. We support discovery science experiments in Illinois and at locations around the world, including deep underground mines in South Dakota and Canada, mountaintops in Arizona and Chile, and the South Pole.

We are strategic risk takers, innovators, and collaborators. We are engineers, scientists, technicians, administrative professionals. We are over 2,000 employees advancing knowledge for the benefit of humankind. Fermilab has been at the forefront of particle physics for more than 40 years. We build world-leading accelerators and detectors to conduct some of the most advanced particle physics experiments possible. We collect and analyze the data from those experiments with some of the most powerful computers in the world. We conduct this research on a 6,800-acre prairie, 35 miles outside Chicago, a treasure that has been designated a National Environmental Research Park.

A LBNF/DUNE FDC intern in South Dakota is an undergraduate engineering student majoring in Engineering and related fields who is interested in working at a major underground construction/installation project. Eligible students must be enrolled in a four-year college and university in the United States. While providing an opportunity to the student to gain understanding and experience of underground construction, and management, the intern will assist the Long-Baseline Neutrino Facility (LBNF), Far Detectors and Cryogenics (FDC) project with overseeing and documenting construction and installation progress and supporting design, procurement, and management activities. The selected candidate(s) will work directly under the mentorship of a LBNF FDC employee.

The position will provide an opportunity to work on exciting projects in the field including, but not limited to:
* Coordination and oversight of underground activities and spaces which include
o welding, steel erection, cabling/wiring
o survey and QA/QC of as builts
o logistics and material handling for surface and underground spaces
o 3D modeling, design and layout of infrastructure items, BIM coordination
o other aspects of underground construction and installation.

Intern(s) will be based at the Sanford Lab in Lead, SD.

• Program Dates: May 19, 2025 - August 8, 2025

Eligibility:

• Undergraduate sophomore or junior at time of application
• 4-year U.S. college or university enrollment
• 3.0 grade point average or above on a 4.0 scale
• Eligible to work in the United States

Application Requirements:

• Online application - Application Walkthrough Video Guide
• Resume
• Unofficial transcript
• brief (~200 words) statement on why you are interested in this internship (upload statement under Resume section and save as a pdf)

Internship Details:

• Application Period: December 23, 2024 - February 21, 2025
• Program Dates: May 19, 2025 - August 8, 2025
• Offer Date: March 17, 2025
• Acceptance Date: March 21, 2025
• Salary: $20/hr.
• Transportation: Not provide
• Housing: arrangements have been made with Black Hills State University in Spearfish, SD for housing at an affordable rate.

Deliverables:

• Oral presentation
• Poster presentation

For information about LBNF/DUNE: https://lbnf-dune.fnal.gov/

If you have any questions, please email internships@fnal.gov.

Fermilab is an Equal Opportunity Employer and believes a diverse and inclusive environment based on mutual respect is essential to our mission. Fermilab is committed to recruiting and developing the most hardworking people and does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, ethnicity, color, religion, age, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, military/veteran status, country of birth, geography/postal code, disability, marital status, parental or gestational status, or other non-merit factor.

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